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UKRI announce new Chair of the BGS Board

01/05/2025

Prof Paul Monks CB will step into the role later this year.

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World Mineral Production 2019 to 2023. BGS © UKRI.
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Latest mineral production statistics for 2019 to 2023 released

28/04/2025

More than 70 mineral commodities have been captured in the newly published volume of World Mineral Production.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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The cliffs at Étretat, showing channelling in the Chalk and well-developed karstic dissolution pipes. BGS © UKRI 2025.
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Geology sans frontières

24/04/2025

Geology doesn’t stop at international borders, so BGS is working with neighbouring geological surveys and research institutes to solve common problems with the geology they share.

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Pouring drinking water from a well in Mozambique
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BGS and WaterAid publish new research on groundwater resilience

21/03/2022

Most African countries have enough groundwater reserves to face at least five years of drought, new research reveals

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People in hi-vis vests and hard hats stood in front of layered, folded rocks
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‘Significant opportunity’ for engineering geologists to increase influence on global sustainable development

15/03/2022

Engineering geologists have an essential role to play in meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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BGS launches geoenergy exhibition at Glasgow Science Centre
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Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet launches at Glasgow Science Centre

13/03/2022

A new interactive exhibition has launched at Glasgow Science Centre, inspired by the work of the UK Geoenergy Observatories.

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Michelle Bentham BGS
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Michelle Bentham appointed BGS Chief Scientist for Decarbonisation and Resource Management

23/02/2022

Michelle is a geoscientist, with over 20 years of experience in the field of energy decarbonisation at BGS, with a focus on Carbon Capture and Storage.

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UK Geoenergy Observatories at Thornton Science Park
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UK set for groundbreaking underground observatory in Cheshire

09/02/2022

The UK Geoenergy Observatories project will deliver a second underground observatory for the UK after it was granted planning permission on Wednesday 9 February.

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BGS appoint new board members for 2022
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BGS welcomes two new board appointments for 2022

25/01/2022

BGS today welcomes two new non-executive directors to the BGS Board.

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Blue whale in Hintze Hall - Credit: Trustees of NHM
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BGS and the Natural History Museum’s ‘Research Partnership for the Future’ 2022

20/01/2022

The Memorandum of Understanding reflects and builds on the two organisations’ shared history and sets out a roadmap for working collaboratively to deliver our joint ambitions.

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power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar
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Important new report outlines status of geological storage of carbon dioxide in Europe

22/12/2021

The latest news on the status of geological storage of carbon dioxide in Europe is outlined in a comprehensive new report from CO2GeoNet.

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